Friday, July 26, 2013

It's the weekend!


Red Brick 20th Anniversary, and other kickass events on deck! 

Whaddup, fellow craft brew lovers!

Okay, here’s a list of awesome happenings poppin' off this weekend in Atlanta regarding the world's best beverage, so let's get to it! On Saturday, the oldest existing brewery in Georgia, Red Brick (formerly Atlanta Brewing Company) is celebrating their 20th Anniversary in grand fashion, 5 Seasons Westside’s Beer-B-Q set for noon, and Edgewood Corner Tavern is joining in on the grilling fun with a BBQ joint of their own called Heavy Metal Pig - Hardcore QThere are also new brews to sip at Twain’s (whaddup, Chase!), and always fun-filled brewery tours hosted by SweetWater, Burnt Hickory, Cherry Street, and Red Hare to name a few. And last but not least, hip hop fans can witness a thing called Jukebox the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff in action along with one of my favorite spinners, DJ Kemit, at 595 North tomorrow night too! (Shout to my homey Nikki, the wif,e of one of my best friends and top videographers for awesome productions including Cruisin' For A Brewsin', Keven Digital, who will be celebrating her birthday there. Holla!)
Be safe out there and enjoy this weekend. It should be a good one!

20th Anniversary General Admission Ticket
20 BEERS FOR 20 YEARS!
July 27th 11 am - 6 pm
$25.00, General Admission. $50 VIP

Here’s what they say: Join us for a milestone in Georgia brewing history as we blow the roof off with a huge party to celebrate the 20th birthday of Georgia's oldest brewery! We're going to have amazing live music, food trucks, free samples from Frozen Pints made with our 20th Anniversary Imperial Stout, a whole pig brined in 20th courtesy of Pine St Market, and much more! And here's the kicker: We will have 20, count them, 20 beers on tap/cask. Boom. V.I.P. tickets include:
  • Skip the line check-in
  • Special VIP area during the event
  • Special one-day event Koozies
  • Additional Specialty beers served only to VIP
  • VIP event in tasting room from 6 pm - 8 pm

Here's the 20 gangster brew list:
1. 20th Anniversary- Bourbon Aged Imperial Stout
2. Black-Eye Rye- American Black Ale
3. Lost Years- Barrel Aged Ale
4. Vanilla Gorilla- Imperial Porter with Vanilla
5. 17th Anniversary- Bourbon Aged Brown Ale
6. Hoplanta- IPA
7. Laughing Skull- Amber Ale
8. Red Brick Blonde Ale
9. Red Brick Porter
10. Dog Days- Hefeweizen
11. Sacred Cow- Chai Milk Stout
12. Hop Ration- Double IPA
13. Scarlet Begonias- Red Ale
14. Hibiscuwit- Belgian Wit with Hibiscus Flower
15. Pale Burst- Extra Pale Ale
16. Dog Days cask with Lemon Zest and Chamomile
17. Single Barrel 20th cask with locally roasted coffee
18. Hoplanta cask with Double Dry Hop
19. Better Bitter- Oak Aged Pale Ale
20. Hot Peppercorn- Pink Peppercorn Saison

5 Seasons Westside presents: Beer-B-Q

Saturday July 20th at 12 pm
Here’s what they say: This Saturday, July 20th at 5 Westside we are once again having the 5 Seasons All-You-Can-Eat Beer-B-Q! All day long! It has become an annual event simply because it is so much fun. We celebrate the Summer season with a giant cook out and great cold beer! We've got a big spread with BBQ pork, beef, chicken, quail and fish, all the fixings and some unbelievable sauces. (If you try the hop BBQ sauce, you'll think you died and went to heaven.) And a peach cobbler to finish it off.

Here's the skinny (and since it is all-you-can-eat there ain't nothing skinny about it):


It's $25 All-You-Can-Eat BBQ and sides. We will also have everything a la carte. AND we'll have several beers for just $3/pint. You can't beat that! Here's the spread:

Saturday, July 20th
$25 all-you-can-eat (a la carte also available)
$3 pints

BBQ:
sweet tea brined wild boar
Riverview Farms organic chopped pork
Riverview Farms organic pork ribs
White Oak Pastures smoked & pulled chicken
White Oak Pastures beef brisket
BBQ quail
cornmeal crusted North GA trout

BBQ Sauces:
hop, blackberry, orange, smoked tomato, mustard, Alabama White

Sides:
fresh peas, black pepper slaw, corn on the cob,
French fries, sweet potato fries, watermelon & feta salad, fried smoked potato

Dessert:
GA peach cobbler

It will be a lot of fun! And it's a great deal. There's plenty of great food, great beers and lots of choices. We hope you can make it out! Call us to make a reservation at 404-875-3232, or make a quick and easy on-line reservation here. Of course, feel free to just show up!
Cheers and we hope to see you at the 5!



Corner Tavern - Edgewood's 
Heavy Metal Pig- Hardcore Q

Jukebox featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff


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